Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: HB0069 Drafter: JWL

LSO No.: 04LSO-0172.E2 Effective Date: 7/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0054

Chapter No.: 86

Prime Sponsor: Representative Lockhart

Catch Title: Unemployment compensation-noncharged benefits.

Subject: Makes specified unemployment compensation benefits non-chargeable to the employer's account.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act:

•  Creates an exception to the charging of unemployment benefits to an employer's account for benefits that are paid to an employee terminated because a member of the uniformed services returns to claim his job after completion of military service;

•  Allows an employer to administratively seek relief from benefit charges under the above circumstances.